Sandy Hook Families Agree to $73 Million Settlement With Gun Manufacturer Remington
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting agreed on Tuesday to settle liability claims against Remington Arms for $73 million, ending a yearslong legal battle.
Remington, the now-bankrupt manufacturer of the Bushmaster XM15-E2S semi-automatic rifle used in the shooting, previously offered a $33 million settlement in July 2021. Because gun makers are protected from liability for crimes committed with their products, the Sandy Hook families focused their case on the way Remington had allegedly marketed its weapons “to all people for all uses,” including to at-risk men. “The immunity protecting the gun industry is not bulletproof,” said attorney Joshua Koskoff, adding, “We hope they realize they have skin in the game, instead of blaming literally everybody else.”
Some outlets like ABC News (Lean Left) and BBC News (Center) said the settlement was the first time a gun maker had been “held liable” for a mass shooting in the U.S. However, it was unclear whether Remington admitted responsibility or legal liability in the settlement agreement. Coverage in right-rated outlets tended not to make such statements.
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Sandy Hook families reach $73M settlement with Remington over school massacre
Families of Sandy Hook victims reached a $73 million settlement Tuesday in their lawsuit against Remington Arms, manufacturer of the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle used to kill 20 kids and six staff members in the 2012 massacre.
The nine families brought a class-action suit in 2014 against Remington Arms, which made the weapon used in the mass shooting, claiming the gun-maker sought to sell the military-grade weapon to the mentally ill.
Remington had offered the families a $33 million settlement in July 2021, about $3.7 million per family, less than half...
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Families of Sandy Hook victims reach $73 million settlement with Remington
Families of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit against the company that made the murder weapon, for $73 million.
"These nine families have shared a single goal from the very beginning: to do whatever they could to help prevent the next Sandy Hook. It is hard to imagine an outcome that better accomplishes that goal," said Josh Koskoff, an attorney for the victims' families, in a statement on Tuesday.
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Sandy Hook families settle with Remington marking 1st time gun maker is held liable for mass shooting 
Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to a new court filing, marking the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the U.S.
Remington agreed to pay the families $73 million.
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